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Punjab Service Tribunals Act (IX of 1974)-- S. 4 read with Punjab Civil Services (Appellate Tribunals) Ordi­nance (IV of 1.970), S. 8-Scope of Service Tribunal-Punjab Civil Services Appellate Tribunal not a departmental authority-Appeal does not lie before Service Tribunal against order passed by Punjab Civil Services Appellate Tribunal-Seniority matter already adjudicated upon and decided by Punjab Civil Services Appellate Tribunal-Compe­tent authority directed to comply with order passed by that Tribunal. Mian Ehsan-ul-Haque for Appellant. A. G. Hamayun, Government Pleader for Respondent No. 1 Muhammad Saeed Khan for Respondent No. 3. JUDGMENT M. SALIEM CHAUDHARY (CHAIRMAN): This judgment disposes of the following two cases which involve common questions of law and facts :- (1) Case No. 226/748 of 1975- Aziz Ahmad Rathore v. Secy., Industries etc. (Appellant No. 1) (2) Case No. 227/747 of 1975 Muhammad Latif v. Secy„ Industries etc. (Appellant No. 2) In these cases the appellants assail the notification of 15-5-1975 whereby the respondents Nos. 2 to 7 alongwith one others were placed senior to the appellants in the seniority list of Class II Officers of the Industries Department. 2. It may be stated at the outset that the appellants did not press their claim against respondents Nos. 4, 5 and 6 and their names were accordingly struck off from the list of respondents. 3. The facts of the cases which are common between the parties are that the appellants were direct appointees through the Public Service Commission to Class II service with effect from 11-3-1959 and 8-7-1960 for appellants Nos. I and 2, respectively. It is also not disputed that all the respondents are promotees to Class II service from various dates. A 'final' seniority, list of Class II Officers was notified on 18-I 1-1971 in which the appellants Nos. I to 2 were shown at Serial Nos. 1.1 and 14 respectively while the six respondents were in the junior positions at Serials Nos. 21 to 26. It appears that the publication of this seniority list generated a large number of appeals before the Civil Services Appellate Tribunal and the present respondents 2, 3 and 7 were among such appellants who…

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